Minuscule 559 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 139 (in the Soden numbering), is a

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of the

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, on a parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript is

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. Scrivener labeled it by number 518.

Description

The codex contains the text of the four

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s on 152 parchment leaves (size ) with some lacunae (Mark 1:1-14; 4:20-30; Luke 1:1-13; John 1:1-17; 4:9-30; 9:14-20:25). The first pages of Mark, Luke, and John have been taken away for the sake of illuminations. The manuscript is damaged by humidity, and much of the text is illegible. The writing is in one column per page, 24 lines per page. The initial letters are in gold. The minuscule contains tables of the (only in Mark), numerals of the at the margin, the in gold, lectionary markings, incipits (notes on the beginning) in red, (liturgical notes), subscriptions, numbered , and pictures. The Ammonian Sections (in Mark 2:34 - 16:9), in red, were added by a later hand. There is no the

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Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the

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classified it to the textual family K^x. Aland placed it in Category V. According to

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it represents the textual family K^x in Luke 1 and Luke 10. In Luke 20 it has mixed Byzantine text. It has an unusual readings.

History

The manuscript was in the possession of Edward Payne, who presented it to

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in London (along with lectionaries ℓ 234 and ℓ 235). The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament minuscule manuscripts by

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(518) and

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(559). Formerly held in Sion College Library (Arc L 40.2/G 3), the manuscript is now in

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, London.

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